2017
A Murine Model to Study Epilepsy and SUDEP Induced by Malaria Infection
Ssentongo P, Robuccio A, Thuku G, Sim D, Nabi A, Bahari F, Shanmugasundaram B, Billard M, Geronimo A, Short K, Drew P, Baccon J, Weinstein S, Gilliam F, Stoute J, Chinchilli V, Read A, Gluckman B, Schiff S. A Murine Model to Study Epilepsy and SUDEP Induced by Malaria Infection. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 43652. PMID: 28272506, PMCID: PMC5341121, DOI: 10.1038/srep43652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral malariaAnimal modelsStrain combinationsPrevention of epilepsySuch animal modelsSubsequent epilepsyNeurological sequelaeAdjunctive therapyPathophysiological mechanismsMalaria infectionUnexpected deathMurine modelEpilepsyPreclinical researchSUDEPMalariaGenetic backgroundMultiple miceEpileptogenesisSequelaeTherapyInfectionMiceSurvivorsPrevention
2009
Seizure entrainment with polarizing low-frequency electric fields in a chronic animal epilepsy model
Sunderam S, Chernyy N, Peixoto N, Mason J, Weinstein S, Schiff S, Gluckman B. Seizure entrainment with polarizing low-frequency electric fields in a chronic animal epilepsy model. Journal Of Neural Engineering 2009, 6: 046009. PMID: 19602730, PMCID: PMC3057918, DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/6/4/046009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsField postsynaptic potentialsAnimal epilepsy modelsNeural activitySimultaneous recordingSpontaneous seizuresHippocampal epilepsyVentral hippocampusEpilepsy modelLocal field potentialsPostsynaptic potentialsNeuronal excitabilityNeuronal activityModulatory effectsAnimal modelsSeizuresStatistical significanceStimulationField potentialsMultiple presentationsAnimalsCharacteristic patternEpilepsyHippocampusRecordingsExcitability